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Sex Discrimination Solicitors

Sex discrimination is when you’re treated differently or unfairly because of your sex. If you think you’ve been discriminated against at work because of your sex, our specialist sex discrimination solicitors might be able to help. We could help protect your reputation as well as help you make a settlement agreement or seek compensation.

Under the Equality Act 2010, sex is a ‘protected characteristic’. This means you are legally protected from sex discrimination at work.

Our team is experienced in the field of discrimination and has won many difficult and complex cases over the years.

If you think you’ve been discriminated against at work because of your sex, speak to a member of our team. Call us on 0207 650 3999 or complete our online enquiry form and we’ll get back to you.

What Services Do We Offer?

Our lawyers are on hand to discuss your situation and advise you on your next steps, whatever your end goal.

We can:

Support and guide you through a settlement agreement with your employer, to avoid you going to an Employment Tribunal or court

Help you use mediation to resolve issues with your employer if they are not cooperating

Draft legal documents if your case does go to court

Represent you in the Employment Tribunal, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, County Court or High Court.

Who We Can Help?

Being discriminated against at work can be highly stressful and difficult to cope with, regardless of your position. Our lawyers have specialist experience in helping senior executives, directors and professionals who have been discriminated at work because of their sex.

We can help if:

You missed out on promotion because of your sex

You’ve lost your job or are being forced out of your job

You’re being singled out for dismissal

You’re being unfairly chosen for redundancy over someone else.

The Equality Act protects you from discrimination if:

You are, or are not, a particular sex

Someone thinks you are the opposite sex (discrimination by perception)

You are connected to someone of a particular sex (discrimination by association).

Our sexual discrimination lawyers can help if you’ve experienced any of the following types of discrimination:

Direct Discrimination – When you’re treated less favourably and put at a disadvantage because of your sex. For example: a job is advertised for only female applicants without a genuine reason for why that job can only be filled by females

Indirect Discrimination – When your employer has a policy or practice which puts you at a disadvantage because of your sex. For example: an employer has a policy requiring all employees to work full time

Harassment – When someone makes you feel humiliated, offended or degraded by bullying you. For example: you are being called names or subjected to sexist comments at work

Victimisation – Happens when you’ve made a sex discrimination complaint and as a result are being treated unfairly. Can also happen when you’re supporting someone who has made a discrimination claim.

Why Choose Us?

Our expert sex discrimination solicitors understand how difficult it can be if you’re facing discrimination at work. We’re with you every step of the way and will fight your corner no matter what obstacles you face. We’ll listen and give you the guidance you need to get the outcome you want and deserve.

We know it can be difficult trying to reach a settlement with your employer and even more daunting to make a claim against them. With years of experience handling discrimination cases, big and small, we have a strong track record for winning cases across the UK. We’ve helped professionals from a range of sectors and industries, including financial services, legal and healthcare.

We’re committed to providing advice in plain English to ensure you understand your rights and available options. We’ll make clear to you the routes you can take and will tell you if there’s a better, easier way to resolve your issue.

We’ve dealt with all types of employers, so we can help you regardless of where you work. We keep you in the loop at every stage of the process to ensure you know what is happening with your case.

Your first step should usually be to raise your concerns directly with your employer and give them the chance to resolve the issue internally. If this doesn’t lead to a conclusion that you’re happy with, you can start the formal grievance process.

If the formal process still doesn’t satisfy you, it’s time to consider going to the Employment Tribunal. The first step towards this is to start the ACAS early conciliation process. ACAS helps you and your employer to try and settle the dispute out of court. This process can take a month and can be extended by two extra weeks if you and your employer agree.

When the ACAS early conciliation process ends, you’ll be given an ACAS certificate. If your dispute is still unresolved at this point you can issue a claim in the Employment Tribunal. Your employer will get a copy of your claim and they have 30 days to send their defence.

The Tribunal will then set a date for a full hearing in six to nine months. We’ll work with you to prepare your case during this period. Going through the full Employment Tribunal process may feel long and stressful. We’ve been through it many times before so will support and guide you through each step.

Time limits

It’s important to contact us as soon as possible. You have three months minus one day to from the last act of discrimination to start the ACAS early conciliation process. These time limits can come up very quickly, so you need to move fast.

If your claim goes to the Employment Tribunal or to court, the outcomes could be:

Compensation

Declaration of your rights

Recommendation to your employer to stop the discrimination from happening again.

If we settle your claim through negotiation, we may be able to get a reference and an apology for you, as well as a confidentiality agreement and terms which protect your reputation. Reaching a settlement this way can be less stressful than going to court or the Employment Tribunal. In our experience it’s also likely that you’ll receive a more favourable compensation settlement through negotiation.

Shah Qureshi is highly esteemed for his work, pursuing the cause of discriminated professionals against large corporate entities."

Chambers & Partners, 2019

Related Information – Sex Discrimination

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